Wireless Electricity

Wireless electricity was built by Nikola Tesla before the world adopted electricity.




Wireless Electricity has several forces impacting it to include:

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1. Economical. The electrical supply industry is a core part of many countries and municipalities. These supply services can be from private companies as well as from local governments. While the core electricity will likely be fed by the same source providers, they amount and quality of that supply may need to change. Additionally, there is a tremendous barrier to the development and distribution of wireless electricity. This economic barrier includes technology requires of suppliers as well as device manufacturers.


2. Technological. The technological constraints are incredible but not insurmountable. Nikola Tesla, as illustrated in the video in this blog, engineered the solution to wireless technology. Electric suppliers merely need to develop to Tesla's design. In addition, manufacturers of electrical devices such as mobile devices and televisions, would need to created new versions or adapters to support the new wireless technology.

Evolutionary Learning

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Schriebman & Christakis (2008) detailed the architecture of structured design dialogue, touting it as a necessary precursor to the envisioned Technology of Democracy. While the architecture is comprised of 31 components, of significant interest is the six dialogue laws:
1. Diversity of Perspectives
2. Disciplined Dialogue
3. Comparison of Observer and Group Ideas
4. Meaning and Wisdom
5. Autonomy and Authenticity
6. Evolutionary Learning

Schriebman & Christakis (2008) stated that evolutionary learning occurs, within a dialogue, when the observers understand how their individual ideas are related (p. 27). This intuitive observation is more apt to be realized when disciplined dialogue is part of the process. Personal biases, knowledge, and lack of knowledge can impede on the evolutionary learning process. In addition, two external forces can impact this process:

1. Global. For learning to be evolutionary, there must be a global perspective. New ideas are often formed when components are incorporated from beyond the local space. We must look beyond our local space to form evolutionary ideas. Thinking globally helps us envision what impacts and influences our ideas have on the global community and, conversely, what impacts and influences the global community might have on our ideas.

2. Social. Personal behaviors and ideas are often influenced by social norms, relationships, and beliefs. These social aspects help guide how we think and how we behave. This directly impacts our ideas and our willingness to expose them to others.

Case Study

Wireless electricity is a future innovation that can benefit from the concept of evolutionary learning. To thoroughly examine the technological aspects of the innovation, a cross-section of personnel will spend several mutil-hour sessions in a think tank. The six dialogue laws will be observed so that evolutionary learning can take place. Through this process, the think tank members are more likely to produce results necessary to move wireless electricity from concept to future reality.

References:

Schriebman, V., & Christakis, A. N. (2008). New agora: New geometry of languaging and new technology of democracy. Updated version 2008. Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 1, 1, 15-31

http://www.harnessingcollectivewisdom.com/

Innovative Idea from a Budding Futurist: Wireless Electricity

It is inconvenient to have to worry about battery life for our portable and mobile devices such as laptops, tablets, cameras, and phones. When traveling, we must bring an array of power cords for wall sockets and car chargers. It is possible, in the next 15-20 years, to have Wireless Electricity Service Providers (WESP) that we can subscribe to for our various devices. Much like wireless broadband access, WESP can give us wireless and persistent access to electricity to low wattage devices.

The two major forces standing in the way of this innovation are technological and economical. Wireless electricity technology (also called witricity) currently exists in limited hardware applications. The Palm Pre Touchstone (an HP product), for example, has a wireless charging dock. The vision of WESP negates the need for docks or other tactile components. The second force that must be overcome for WESP to be realized is economical. This force has two significant aspects: R&D and personal. The R&D economical aspect refers to the need for R&D funding. The personal economical aspect refers to the expense of new WESP-enabled devices and monthly subscriber fees. Like most new technologies, the initial cost to consumers is likely to be higher than most mainstream consumers (i.e. not early adopters) will want to expend.